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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels. C above pre-industrial levels.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution codifying an initial greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for international shipping.

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MAY 30, 2023

In line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement and the EU Green Deal, ATS, MPET and PSAA aim to reduce their carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 with 2019 as a baseline and have net-zero emissions for all their terminals by 2050. Ports have already been identified as hotspots for hydrogen technology.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Carbon cycle. The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Blue carbon sink. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2022

The remaining carbon dioxide is stored in the tank and reused in onshore methanol production. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. The researchers at Fraunhofer developed a ceramic membrane coated with carbon.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The finding could further complicate attempts to model climate change. The team showed that the effect of aerosols on the climate since industrialisation depends strongly on what the atmosphere was like before pollution, when aerosols were produced only from natural emissions. —Professor Carslaw. Resources. Carslaw, L.

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JULY 5, 2017

Leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping and its related industries towards a low carbon future. Ricardo UK Ltd; Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.;

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APRIL 21, 2011

Scientists from the US, Norway, Russia, Germany, Italy and China are participating in a study examining the potential role of black carbon, or soot, on the rapidly changing Arctic climate. The Arctic climate is changing faster than some scientists expected. Black carbon is contributing to this warming.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Biofuels added to refined products is projected to grow over 2 MMbd by 2050, resulting in a near doubling of this lower-carbon fuel source. In the marine sector, alternatives such as hydrogen and ammonia will reduce the share of traditional marine gasoil and heavy fuel oils to below 60%. —Sandeep Sayal.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Ocean acidification caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide in seawater is already increasing along the California coast decades earlier than existing models predict. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , approximately 15 percent of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. To meet global climate targets, we must devise ways to get people and goods from point A to point B without burning fossil fuels.

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MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. —Comer et al.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reports that developing countries, led by China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia, have blocked what would have been the first global agreement to cut carbon emissions from ships. Fuel efficiency standards are key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions across the transport sector.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Green areas indicate waters supersaturated with aragonite carbonate and favoring shell formation, with darker color indicating more favorable conditions. Red areas are those where waters are under-saturated in aragonite and so hostile to shell formation by marine organisms, with darker color indicating greater under-saturation.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

TTSI) is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural gas trucks, which it plans to fuel with carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG). Total Transportation Services Inc. TTSI’s analysis and testing of the Cummins Westport trucks found they met the company’s busy drayage operation needs.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” Dr Bramley Murton, Associate Head of Marine Geosciences at the National Oceanography Centre.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals for a project to provide assistance in developing and implementing assessment and mitigation activities for diesel sources of black carbon in the Russian Arctic. Previous research on black carbon and climate overlooked that topic. Jacobson, Ph.D.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

This is an increase 100 times faster than any change in acidity experienced in the marine environment over the last 20 million years, giving little time for evolutionary adaptation within biological systems, the report says. Carbonate ion concentrations are now lower than at any other time during the last 800,000 years.

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MAY 8, 2013

Selected projects will be intended to support program goals to determine the (1) likelihood of methane hydrates as a potential energy resource and (2) their role in the natural environment. In addition, methane is itself a potent greenhouse gas, remaining in the atmosphere for about a decade before it is converted to carbon dioxide.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. Carbon Capture and Sequestration. Chairman Henry A. Clean Fuels and Vehicles.

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APRIL 4, 2009

The European Commission has published a white paper—“ Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action ”—outlining the framework of a two-phase strategic approach to help the EU cope with the impacts of climate change. The seriousness of climate change is becoming greater and more disturbing with each passing year.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Daphne’s technology removes toxic and GHG emissions such as nitrogen oxides, methane and carbon dioxide from the combustion gas of any fuel type, including oil, LNG, biofuels, ammonia, and hydrogen. As a result, Daphne can contribute to a circular economy and a significant reduction in GHG emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

will be required to comply with mitigation measures that will minimize adverse effects on fish, fish habitat, marine mammals, wetlands, migratory birds, and human health. British Columbia’s commitment that it will increase its carbon price in line with the Pan Canadian Framework to be announced later this Fall reflects this principle.

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MAY 3, 2009

Ocean acidity, caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the sea, has risen 30% in the last 200 years, faster than any time in the last 65 million years, with serious implications for sealife and our climate, according to a new report by the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Solar radiation management (SRM) is one of the geoengineering techniques proposed as a potential means of offsetting some of the anthropogenic radiative forcing of climate as a means to reduce climate change. Contrary to some claims, they note, this could provide meaningful tests of the climate’s response to SRM within a decade.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

At its recent “Kia Sustainability Movement” virtual presentation, Kia Corporation announced a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2045. Achieving carbon neutrality will be based on three key pillars: Sustainable Mobility; Sustainable Planet; and Sustainable Energy. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 6, 2019

There is an electric tug under construction for use in Turkey, but it is small (18.7m), is designed with a conventional twin screw propulsion line (as opposed to the Azimuth propulsion in the RSD-E 2513) and will work in a very narrow and tight environment. Tug dimensions: 6-metre draft, 24.73

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JUNE 1, 2009

Ocean acidification is an important climate change challenge and is expected to cause massive corrosion of coral reefs and dramatic changes in the makeup of the biodiversity of the oceans, and to have significant implications for food production and the livelihoods of millions of people. 70 national science academies signed the statement.

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JUNE 28, 2012

The energy projects chosen seek to improve electric vehicle batteries, to model the impact of renewable energy policy on the economy and the environment, and to better understand the combustion biodiesel fuels. Integrated energy-economy-environment (3E) modeling for clean vehicle development in China.

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JULY 9, 2012

billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. In total, €8.1

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APRIL 14, 2015

Researchers from the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE) at the Arctic University of Norway have discovered a growing Arctic abiotic methane- and methane hydrate–charged sediment drift on oceanic crust in the deep Fram Strait of the Arctic Ocean. So there is probably much more.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

That’s three times the amount estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. This multi-site experiment clearly establishes streams and rivers as important sources of nitrous oxide. Beaulieu et al.

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APRIL 10, 2009

Worden of MBARI and published in the 10 April edition of the journal Science , offers insights into ecological differentiation and the dynamic nature of early plant evolution with relevance for work on climate change and cellular processes related to algae-derived biofuels being pursued by DOE scientists. Alexandra Worden.

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APRIL 17, 2010

The X PRIZE Foundation (XPF) is expanding its vision to address worldwide challenges in the areas of Energy & Environment; Exploration of the Oceans and Space; Life Sciences; and Education & Global Development with $100 million in prizes over the next 10 years. Energy & Environment. floor, marine spatial mapping).

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

A new report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides a comprehensive overview of methodologies for estimating air emissions from shipping; describes technological solutions; and analyses policy options for reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in this sector.

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APRIL 23, 2019

CARB has awarded $41 million dollars to the Port of Los Angeles for the ZANZEFF project as part of California Climate Investments, a California initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment?particularly

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. KPMG International is hosting the event, in cooperation with the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Source: KPMG.

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